[GeoStL] Re: WOW St. Louis
- From: Michael Rogers <mrogers07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 21:02:20 -0500
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See...that's the point. You all live in an urban area with a lot of
caches that could, in theory, be biked to or found with the use of
other cheap methods of travel.
Come out to my neck of the woods. There are 5 caches in my town (four
are my own)...the rest require driving. It's easy to sit there and
look at your area and say it's cheap to do what you do, but here you
actually have to drive a distance to find caches...I have about 235 I
think and that has required a lot of driving. Cache density just
isn't that thick in central Missouri. The cost of gas makes this
"free" hobby not so free.
Like I said before...caching can run into money depending on where
you live, and if you cannot afford a nominal fee then you can't
afford to cache.
On May 2, 2007, at 7:10 PM, Gale R. Nie wrote:
> -
> I'll agree with Bridget. You can pick up a GPS for $100 or less,
> then if
> you live in the city there may be no other expense. Use the
> library for
> internet access and depending on your location, many caches could
> be within
> walking distance. While the $100 for a GPS may be a lot for some,
> consider
> in reality how well off most "poor" people in this country are. As
> a home
> health nurse, I've done many visits in homes where Medicaid is
> paying but
> they have nicer TVs, stereo, video game console, etc. than I have.
>
> Gale
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bridget E. Griffin" <Bridget.Griffin@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 9:20 AM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: WOW St. Louis
>
>
>> -
>> I disagree. Sure there is an inital cost for the GPSR, but after
>> that,
>> it is one of the least expensive hobbies around. Now you can make
>> it as
>> expensive as you want, by how far you travel, if you travel
>> overnight,
>> where you stay if you stay overnight, etc, etc. But my opinion is it
>> doesn't cost much at all.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Rogers
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 10:39 PM
>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: WOW St. Louis
>>
>> -
>> If they cannot afford the money for that, they cannot
>> afford caching. When the costs associated with our
>> little sport are added up, those prices aren't that
>> much.
>>
>>
>>
>> --- GC-RGS <gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> -
>>> Yep, working with Barb Wilson from DNR to do the
>>> caching program on=20
>>> Saturday.
>>> =20
>>> It seems a shame though with the big $$ sponsors
>>> that the intercity families=20
>>> have to pay $15 each or $25 per family. These are
>>> the people that probably=20
>>> can least afford something like this.
>>> =20
>>> Rich
>>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>>> From: "David Diederich" <d-a-v-e@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 8:10 PM
>>> Subject: [GeoStL] WOW St. Louis
>>> =20
>>> =20
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>>>> per May 2007 Missouri Conservationist
>>>>
>>>> WOW St. Louis
>>>> June 9 and 9
>>>> All day "outdoor recreation and conservation
>>> school"
>>>> Join instructors from many supporting groups to
>>> teach families and=20
>>>> beginers
>>>> outdoor skills and safety.
>>>> Class choices: Archery, nature photography, art
>>> in the park, canoeing,=20
>>>> rock
>>>> climbing, nature of woodworking, fishing, flag
>>> adventure game, pedaling in
>>>> the park, GEOCACHING, and dutch oven cooking.
>>>>
>>>> Is SLAGA involved?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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